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A New Way To Look At Old Bones: Launching A Virtual Reality Service At A Health Sciences Library, Tariq Rahaman, Aaron Sager
A New Way To Look At Old Bones: Launching A Virtual Reality Service At A Health Sciences Library, Tariq Rahaman, Aaron Sager
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Background : This project's primary objective is to establish a sustainable and scalable virtual reality (VR) library service with a focus on virtual anatomy and medical simulation. A secondary objective is to develop inter-professional collaboration within our institution and support VR projects on medical/health sciences education and research initiatives.
Description : This initiative stemmed from an exploration of digital anatomy resources; VR was favored for its three-dimensional, immersive, and gamified approach to educational content. This presentation describes our process of launching and integrating VR as a new resource, including our decisions on hardware and software, staffing/workflow, policy and safety guidelines, …